"I've narrowed down the bases the Illusive Man has. There is a fifty-five point-eight percent chance that he is at is in Athens, orbiting the planet Circes." EDI said.

Shepard slammed his fist on the desk.

"What?" Michael asked, surprised.

"It's so obvious!" Shepard said. "Athens. Greek. Ancient Greeks made the three headed dog, Cerberus, the namesake of the Illusive Man's empire."

"Shepard, nothing else matters now, right?" Haku asked. "We know where he is. Now we just have to kill him."

Shepard nodded. "Right. Chart a course, and go directly to the station. Are we fully stocked on everything we need?"

"We've been waiting a year for you to come back, big guy. We have everything we need." Haku smiled.

"Even the booze and Funyuns!" Michael said, smiling.

"They still make those?" Haku wondered.

"There will always be a stoner who wants Funyuns, I suppose." Shepard said, leaving his crew laughing as he went to his bed. He stripped to his boxers and sat in the bed, feeling the energy of his hunt's end coming in his limbs, though he knew he needed sleep. The door hissed open, however, and he heard Michael say "Try not to be too loud! I already gotta sleep in this chair!"

Shepard raised his eyebrow, looking Haku over as she opened her mouth, then shut it, too nervous to speak.

"Shep," Haku finally sighed. "I want to be in a relationship with you. I understand that you weren't in control of your own body- literally -near Lynn, and, though in your head you may just think of me a friend since whatever happened on that colony, but-"

Shepard stood and kissed Haku passionately, surprising her. But she still kissed back, putting her hand on the back of Shepard's head.

"I'm just going to shut up now." Haku said after they had to pull away to breath.

Shepard smiled as they both got under the covers.

"I may be a bit rusty, since it's been, like, six years, and..." Haku trailed off as Shepard pulled her closer for another kiss.

Shepard awoke, remembering the night, and smiled. Haku walked out of the bathroom, smiling, and turned in a circle.

"How do you like it?" Haku asked. "I got the idea from seeing this actress from the two-thousands, names Natalie Portman."

"I believe they call that a pixie haircut." Shepard said. "It works on such a...petite girl as yourself."

"You're just flattering me." Haku said, sitting on Shepard's lap and kissing him on the neck.

Michael walked through and, not caring for privacy, asked "Was Haku a chick or a dude? If a dude, who was the catcher?"

Haku looked at Shepard, and shrugged.

"None of your business." Shepard said.

"Just askin'." Michael said, his palms facing the couple, and he walked out the door. "And, by the way, you'd better not make this a habit. I got no sleep last night because of Mr. or Ms. Screamer, and we still have three days until we get to T.I.M.'s neighborhood."

Haku blushed, and Shepard smiled.

"You look much better with short hair." Shepard said, running his hand through his girlfriend's hair. Suddenly, his omni-tool beeped, and he sighed.

"Hello?" Shepard asked, turning the camera off before answering.

"Shepard, thank god you're back." Miranda said. "Why can't I see you?"

"I don't felt like being seen." Shepard said, laying back on his pillow. Haku sat beside him, holding his hand and frowning slightly.

Miranda sighed. "How are you doing?"

"Good." Shepard said as Haku put her head on his shoulder.

"You? Doing good? That's a miracle." Miranda said. "Rosaline misses you. So do I, Shepard. When are you coming home?"

"Two weeks, tops. Any more than that and I'm not coming back." Shepard said.

"What? Shepard, what are you talking about?"

"We're traveling to where we think the Illusive Man's base is. It's dangerous, and I don't know if we'll survive. But, if we do, I'm going to spend every day with Rosaline, and nothing's going to keep me from her anymore." Shepard said.

Though he couldn't see it, Miranda smiled. Shepard was sounding more like the man she'd married than he had in years.

"Alright," Miranda said. "Just...Just call me and tell me when you're coming back, alright?"

"Alright." Shepard agreed. "Goodbye."

"Goodbye, Sh...John."

"Goodbye, Miranda."